How do individuals apply for visas to visit relatives in the United States?

Individuals applying for visiting relatives visas in the United States must first understand the instructions, then prepare the materials of American tourist visas at the American Visa Center and fill in the application form DS- 160. The rest of the process is similar to the general visit visa. There is also a very important link in applying for a visa to visit relatives, that is, an interview. You can avoid the interview if you have the opportunity. You can find out the conditions for avoiding the interview.

Instructions for visiting relatives in the United States:

1. You can apply for a visa B 1/B2 for short-term business activities, visiting relatives and friends and sightseeing in the United States.

2. Applicants who apply for a B 1/B2 visa for the first time must go to the embassy for an interview in person (except those who meet the requirements for an interview without a test).

Please bring the originals of all the materials with you during the interview for the visa officer to check.

Any guest who has applied for an American visa (including an immigrant visa) must truthfully state whether the application has been approved.

To put it simply, an individual applying for a visa to visit relatives in the United States is divided into four steps:

Complete the online DS- 160 application form and register through the reservation center.

Pay the application fee and make an appointment for your interview, then interview at the visa location you choose, and finally get your passport and visa.

The process is as follows:

Step 1: complete the electronic application form for non-immigrant visa DS- 160. For details, please refer to the detailed description of online filling in the DS- 160 form.

Step 2: Pay the visa application fee.

Step 3: Make an appointment face to face.

To make an appointment for an interview, you need to provide the following three pieces of information:

(1) passport number

(2) The number on the payment receipt for visa application (please click here to get the number. )

(3) Ten (10) digit barcode number on the confirmation page of DS-160 form.

Step 4: Please interview at the American Embassy or Consulate General at the appointed time.

Please bring the printed reservation form, the printed confirmation page of DS- 160, the recent photos of the last six months and all new and old passports with you during the interview. If the above materials are missing, the US Visa Center will not accept them.

Please note:

If you don't know how to apply for a visa, you can apply for the assistance of a third party. They can provide visa assistance services for applicants. Including "one-on-one consultation and visa application service", filling in the application form of 160, making an appointment for interview, guiding and reviewing visa materials, and urging the US Embassy to speed up the trial in the follow-up process.

The validity period of American tourist visa

There is no time limit before you can go back. In other words, the visa for visiting relatives in the United States is valid for ten years, and you can return to the United States at any time after returning to China for half a year.

United States immigration regulations:

American visa holders can enter the United States at any time during the validity period of the visa (including the expiration date). US Customs and Border Protection officials will decide how long the visa holder will stay in the United States after arriving in the United States. Even if the visa expires in the United States, there is no problem, as long as it does not exceed the stay time stipulated by the above officials.